HONTIVEROS TO FAELDON: WHEN WILL YOU RESIGN?

Akbayan Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday grilled Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director Nicanor Faeldon on apparent irregularities in the implementation of the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law, saying that the potential merits of a good measure are being corrupted by preferential treatment of certain high profile inmates, most notably convicted rapist and murderer Antonio Sanchez.

During the hearing of the Senate committee on justice, Hontiveros asked Faeldon point blank when he would leave his post.

"Section 6 of the law imposes a penalty of one (1) year imprisonment, a fine of One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) and perpetual disqualification to hold office to any public officer or employee who violates the provisions of measure.

MANILAA former inmate at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) on Thursday revealed that healthy prisoners...

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